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dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither trying out working here to pass out cause i really want to accomplish between the two economic power houses so is it really a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other countries to take a bite of the vast resources the u.s. has long been increasing its economic and military presence in the region this ng is there west strike to take this extension bible into jannah last. four bolz. lessing that the wall is a military clash so if the two eastern powerhouses can share nicely the catch me they will go to some other players already prowling on the sidelines you got this going to all of our team and after a short break america's former ambassador to saudi arabia weighs in on the consequences of amorous violent confrontation between israel and the palestinians to sta
dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither trying out working here to pass out cause i really want to accomplish between the two economic power houses so is it really a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other...
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the navy said it's not theirs, perhaps a cia drone. i don't know. anything that you can tell us about that? >> i can tell you we have no evidence that the iranian claims you cite are true. i'd refer you to the pentagon's comments this morning about the type of uav, but, again, no evidence that the claims are true. >> how do you view, though, the fact they have shot some drone -- >> again, we have no evidence to hear the claims are true. i'm not going to comment on something about which we have no evidence in its truthfulness. yes? >> jay, thanks. i want to go back to what the president asked in the interview with bloomberg. during the negotiations with speaker boehner, a year ago, he was willing to consider increasing the eligibility age for medicare recipients and slowing benefits for entitlements, and he said he was willing to look at anything that strengthens our system. can you clarify, are those prams that could strengthen the system, is that what he was signaling? >> i will say a couple things that build on and echo what the president said tod
the navy said it's not theirs, perhaps a cia drone. i don't know. anything that you can tell us about that? >> i can tell you we have no evidence that the iranian claims you cite are true. i'd refer you to the pentagon's comments this morning about the type of uav, but, again, no evidence that the claims are true. >> how do you view, though, the fact they have shot some drone -- >> again, we have no evidence to hear the claims are true. i'm not going to comment on something...
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and all nominations be placed on the secretary's desk in the army and navy, that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, no further motions be in order to any of the nominations, that any related statements be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: i understand there is a bill at the death i ask for its first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title for the first time. the clerk: h.r. 6429, an act to amend the immigration and nationality act to promote innovation, investment, and research in the united states to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and for other purposes. mr. brown: i ask for its second reading in order to place the bill on the calendar. i object to my own q. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bill will be read for a second time on the next legislative day. mr. brown: i ask unanimous consent when th
and all nominations be placed on the secretary's desk in the army and navy, that the nominations be confirmed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, no further motions be in order to any of the nominations, that any related statements be printed in the record, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. brown: i understand...
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india has announced it's ready to deploy its navy in the south china sea to protect its oil interests the concerns were caused by accusations from vietnam that china is interfering with shipping and oil exploration in the area with beijing building up its military the sea is at the center of a five nation scramble for we influence and control india does not lay any territorial claims but it's needed national interests are tied to the scenes vast natural resources professor joseph chan of hong kong city university thinks the indian government cannot stay thoughtful and in the conflict huge of domestic political pressure. the recent course has been the issue of a new. army so far a keys indicating territories in disputes between time in the near chinese territory. may need the two pieces of land at the eastern and western hills up to yuma layers known as the our natural predators and asked my chin because of the mistake nationalism the indian government cannot afford to be seem to be reaped in dealing with time you know obviously a higher. government popular and provides more support fo
india has announced it's ready to deploy its navy in the south china sea to protect its oil interests the concerns were caused by accusations from vietnam that china is interfering with shipping and oil exploration in the area with beijing building up its military the sea is at the center of a five nation scramble for we influence and control india does not lay any territorial claims but it's needed national interests are tied to the scenes vast natural resources professor joseph chan of hong...
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navy officials. well i think historically speaking in these on these occasions on such occasions when the iranians who have been more truthful who in. their statements. the united states still very last time when the iranians brought down a drone an american drone a very advanced american drone safely and were able to capture the americans denied it and they said that it crashed and made all sorts of contradictory statements and stories the western media still even. is unwilling to see that the iranians were able to capture it because i think it implies that iran very capable electronics warfare capability and iranian military industry is highly about and that's something that the americans really don't want to acknowledge and they don't want others to accept right if if america does not want to acknowledge that one of these drones is there is then who will this drone belong to who does it belong to if not the u.s. in your opinion. well it already belongs see iran there has been some footage shown on
navy officials. well i think historically speaking in these on these occasions on such occasions when the iranians who have been more truthful who in. their statements. the united states still very last time when the iranians brought down a drone an american drone a very advanced american drone safely and were able to capture the americans denied it and they said that it crashed and made all sorts of contradictory statements and stories the western media still even. is unwilling to see that the...
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i did it for john warner when he was secretary of the navy. and i emphasized strongly with the people who handle our casework what an important job it was that they were doing. and in the time that we have been in the senate, our staff has resolved more than 40,000 personal cases. more than 40,000 people who have not known in many cases even how to approach their government, have received personal assistance that's helped them solve other problems in their lives. and, in fact, andrea troter, joann pulliam, debra lawson, debry boroughs on our staff, each one of them resolved more than 3,000 cases during the time that i have been in the senate. on legislative and political issues, i would say that when i came to the united states senate, i had made promises on the campaign trail, and we kept those promises. and the greatest achievements, in my view, during this term were made right out of our office not because we were responding to the suggestions of some committee work or from the executive branch, say they wanted something, but because we con
i did it for john warner when he was secretary of the navy. and i emphasized strongly with the people who handle our casework what an important job it was that they were doing. and in the time that we have been in the senate, our staff has resolved more than 40,000 personal cases. more than 40,000 people who have not known in many cases even how to approach their government, have received personal assistance that's helped them solve other problems in their lives. and, in fact, andrea troter,...
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he's a navy aviator, shot down in vietnam. spent years -- years -- i think it was six and a half or seven years as a prisoner of war. four and a half of those years in solitary confinement. he and i came to the house of representatives together. i know how the house works. i served in it. and i appreciate my friend, the republican leader, giving a mini lecture on the house, but i don't need one. i served in the house, and i know how the house works. and i know what john mccain said yesterday because i'm reading a verbatim transcript from those proceedings yesterday. here's what he said: "i apologize for what seems to have happened and much to my dismay it lends credence to the argument that maybe we ought not to do business the way we are doing here in the united states senate." john mccain said this. mr. president, as i said in my opening statement, i served in the house. the reason i mention today in my opening statement about the discharge petition is that when i served there under the leadership of speaker o'neill, majorit
he's a navy aviator, shot down in vietnam. spent years -- years -- i think it was six and a half or seven years as a prisoner of war. four and a half of those years in solitary confinement. he and i came to the house of representatives together. i know how the house works. i served in it. and i appreciate my friend, the republican leader, giving a mini lecture on the house, but i don't need one. i served in the house, and i know how the house works. and i know what john mccain said yesterday...
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dollars into their armies and navies holding drools on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its. police will soon start to board and inspect form vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither china or india to pass up what is it really worth a conflict between the two economic power houses so is it really a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other countries to take a bite of the vast resources the u.s. has long been increasing its economic and military presence in the region this ng is the west's strength. this extension by built into china in terms of the glass. slipper bowls down the glass saying that the wall is a military clash so if the two eastern powerhouses can share nicely the catch me they will go to some other players already prowling on the sidelines you've got this going on with our team. americans in their hundreds of thousands across the states have gone online to say they want their region to be independent from washington parties mor
dollars into their armies and navies holding drools on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its. police will soon start to board and inspect form vessels surely the vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither china or india to pass up what is it really worth a conflict between the two economic power houses so is it really a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other countries to...
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but the navy he leads faces challenges. deployments are getting longer, suicides are on the rise, commanders are being fired at near record levels, ship costs are soaring and budget cuts are coming. admiral greenert, it's an honor to have you on the program. >> thank you for having me. >> what sequestration planning are you doing? i know you've been thinking about it for a long time and where are you going to cut if you have to come up with more money as almost everybody expects as part of a budget deal? >> well, we still remain in a, if you will, a thinking phase. we will be given guidance on precisely where to take the reductions but it's relatively clear. military personnel has been exempt. we've asked for that and we got that. that's the right thing to do. it's -- sequestration is an algorithm. the deal is those directed cuts in every budget line and project. we may be given some leeway but if we are, i don't know what that is yet. that will be forth coming. the concern would be operations and paint nance. we want to be
but the navy he leads faces challenges. deployments are getting longer, suicides are on the rise, commanders are being fired at near record levels, ship costs are soaring and budget cuts are coming. admiral greenert, it's an honor to have you on the program. >> thank you for having me. >> what sequestration planning are you doing? i know you've been thinking about it for a long time and where are you going to cut if you have to come up with more money as almost everybody expects as...
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dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels to have vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither china working here to pass out because i really want a proper between a true economic power houses is a really a game that neither can when the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other countries to take a bite of the vast resources the u.s. has long been increasing its economic and military presence in the region this in yes there west strike to take this extension by both china terms of the last. four holes that the girl. well clash. powerhouses can't she can't go to some other players already on the sidelines. let me back with more news for in about an hour from now coming up very shortly breaking the sense that after the break. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is a way of life traditionally the people are nomadic r
dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels to have vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither china working here to pass out because i really want a proper between a true economic power houses is a really a game that neither can when the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other countries to...
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he earned a navy cross. that is the second highest decoration of the navy and marine corps. he got that for heroism in vietnam. he was awarded a silver star, two bronze stars, two purple hearts. when he returned from vietnam, he, of course, wanted to be in the military all of his life, but he couldn't do it anymore. his injuries from the war prevented him from doing that. he attended georgetown law school where he graduated with distinction, served four years with president reagan as assistant secretary of defense and secretary of the navy. he was the first naval academy graduate to serve as civilian head of the navy. senator webb is also an author. he has written six books. a filmmaker, screen writer. he even won an emmy. long after jim webb left the marine corps, his desire -- i'm sorry. long after he left the marine corps and despite his many civilian accomplishments, he remains a marine at heart. he really is a marine through and through. he learned the tradition of service at home. although home changed often with his father's duty station. jim's father was an officer i
he earned a navy cross. that is the second highest decoration of the navy and marine corps. he got that for heroism in vietnam. he was awarded a silver star, two bronze stars, two purple hearts. when he returned from vietnam, he, of course, wanted to be in the military all of his life, but he couldn't do it anymore. his injuries from the war prevented him from doing that. he attended georgetown law school where he graduated with distinction, served four years with president reagan as assistant...
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navy's 5th fleet denies that claim. iran state-run television network aired footage showing what it says is the unmanned air craft. iran's revolutionary guard missiles say it captured the drone after it entered the country's air space over the first gulf. they said the aircraft was engaged in reconnaissance and gathering data. they released no details about the aircraft. a revolutionary guard commander says the u.s. has attempted for many years to attack iran from the persian gulf, but iran's ability to intercept aircraft has improved. >>> the pressure is rising at the united nations conference on climate change. the meeting ends in four days. but delegates have yet to reach a deal. they hope to hammer out a new plan for reducing global carbon emissions. now ministers from more than 100 countries are lending their weight to the negotiations. nhk world's jean baptiste niard reports from doha. >> reporter: the annual two-week meeting taking place this year in the oil-rich country of qatar has entered the final stretch, an
navy's 5th fleet denies that claim. iran state-run television network aired footage showing what it says is the unmanned air craft. iran's revolutionary guard missiles say it captured the drone after it entered the country's air space over the first gulf. they said the aircraft was engaged in reconnaissance and gathering data. they released no details about the aircraft. a revolutionary guard commander says the u.s. has attempted for many years to attack iran from the persian gulf, but iran's...
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india says it's ready to deploy its navy to the south china sea to protect its oil interests this comes amid accusations china is expirations in the disputed area professor jones of channel hong kong city university told us that both india and china are looking to maintain a high profile both domestically and internationally by getting involved in the dispute. the recent course has been the issue off a new passport by the time these authorities indicating territories in dispute between time in india and these territories may need the two pieces of land that the eastern and western foothills of the himalayas known as the are not child protests and outside chin because of the mistake nationalism the indian government cannot afford to be seen to be reek in dealing with time you know obviously a higher. government popular and provides more support for military spending that has to be spending on more than a station that maybe india has its own security has own is own energy security problem and it is to explore. to get into self time to see chinese authorities on one hand also has to satisf
india says it's ready to deploy its navy to the south china sea to protect its oil interests this comes amid accusations china is expirations in the disputed area professor jones of channel hong kong city university told us that both india and china are looking to maintain a high profile both domestically and internationally by getting involved in the dispute. the recent course has been the issue off a new passport by the time these authorities indicating territories in dispute between time in...
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powerful navy, and that that navy would be charged with maintaining the freedom of those sea lanes. we had, of course, to be concerned as to whether there would be a challenge for that. we observed that the rise and shine has more energy needs for more energy than they can produce themselves, and to maintain the economic growth which they believe is essential. we observed that the south china sea is a potential source of energy supplies for china and that there is a contention among the nations in that region as to where the ownership and rights of access are to the south china sea. and this is conceivable that china might seek to reestablish its claim there by military coercion and that could lead them into a confrontation with the united states' desire to maintain free access. the best way of avoiding that military conflict is what we should see because the military conflict with china would be catastrophic for both nations, indeed for the whole region. so, we want to avoid that. i believe the best way of avoiding that is by maintaining a -- continuing to maintain a strong naval p
powerful navy, and that that navy would be charged with maintaining the freedom of those sea lanes. we had, of course, to be concerned as to whether there would be a challenge for that. we observed that the rise and shine has more energy needs for more energy than they can produce themselves, and to maintain the economic growth which they believe is essential. we observed that the south china sea is a potential source of energy supplies for china and that there is a contention among the nations...
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and we had absolutely first-class leadership in the navy. you will hear later today from admiral gary some examples of just how impressive that leadership is. the operational readiness of the fleet was a result, first of all, of having bases all around the world. but secondly because the strong program of exercise we conducted. the exercises were not only conducted on military scenarios, but we had an extensive set of exercises involved in humanitarian response. during the time i was secretary, we had a disaster response very similar to the one they're doing here in san francisco today. we bought naval forces from the united states, from russia and japan all to honolulu where we had simulated a tsunami disaster. and these three great nations brought their fleets to honolulu exercising how to respond and alleviate that disaster. well, that was then. how about now? last year the united states released a new security strategy. most of you probably have not even heard of that, but i have to tell you this was a big deal. it was one of the fifth a
and we had absolutely first-class leadership in the navy. you will hear later today from admiral gary some examples of just how impressive that leadership is. the operational readiness of the fleet was a result, first of all, of having bases all around the world. but secondly because the strong program of exercise we conducted. the exercises were not only conducted on military scenarios, but we had an extensive set of exercises involved in humanitarian response. during the time i was secretary,...
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>> caller: i'm the director of science and technology development for the navy. >> host: for the navy, great, go ahead. but >> caller: if you think that you may remember i was the program manager and we came in under budget and that technological requirement is absolutely true. it's a model of management, its of the program managers. i find the sequestration probably a terrific opportunity because all we have to do is that programs we have, the major dollar cost programs [inaudible] like the v-22 which has the second recall that the piece of aircraft. .. i would like a little differently or can you change the nose and make it look better you don't get to do that. so you put in some reasonably simple controls on the process. you can reduce cost. i suspect he could do that for a lot of other programs. we have had these multi-year programs, f18, some of the helicopter programs, the destroyer, you can actually save money ship to ship and plastic glass or a series to serious. >> and the caller said he remembers you. were you doing at the time? >> guest: the 70's, i was actually working as
>> caller: i'm the director of science and technology development for the navy. >> host: for the navy, great, go ahead. but >> caller: if you think that you may remember i was the program manager and we came in under budget and that technological requirement is absolutely true. it's a model of management, its of the program managers. i find the sequestration probably a terrific opportunity because all we have to do is that programs we have, the major dollar cost programs...
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the navy is an exception to these in shipbuilding. shipbuilding is a different kind of that instruction from aircraft. you could do this effectively. we know these things are true. we know we're going to miss deadlines. but we do not do is press it honestly in terms of knowing what the unknowns are. after 70 years, these are not unknown unknowns. these are highly predictable unknowns. the contractor does not price it that way, the services do not budget it that way, and we're stuck with programs looking like they were a surprise when nobody in the acquisition business for 70 years has been surprised. host: how does that relate to the pentagon not being able to are not having to do an audit? guest: some people are very concerned about auditing. i am less concerned about auditing in the department of defense. i do not think it will ever have something that the private sector financial community is trying to call an audit set of books. how do you price the value of the inventory in the department of defense? what is it worth it? -- worth
the navy is an exception to these in shipbuilding. shipbuilding is a different kind of that instruction from aircraft. you could do this effectively. we know these things are true. we know we're going to miss deadlines. but we do not do is press it honestly in terms of knowing what the unknowns are. after 70 years, these are not unknown unknowns. these are highly predictable unknowns. the contractor does not price it that way, the services do not budget it that way, and we're stuck with...
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buzzing in the country skies iran accuses washington of carrying out reconnaissance flights but the us navy has denied using any of its unmanned aircraft last month opened fire on a larger predator drone without hitting it saying it violated iran's airspace. serbia's ambassador to nato branislav a million coverage or has committed suicide in brussels he leaped to his death from an airport carpark over eight meters high and on the name to be an official said he acted without provocation while waiting for foreign ministries job who were due to hold talks with nato officials the fifty two year old envoys leaves behind six sons . of the far reaching criticism of massive spending china's president to be has announced things are going to be getting a little less show him so it's out with a huge entourages massive banquets and the red carpet will be rolled up and stored at the chiang gang from the national university of singh singapore says it's the result of pressure from both within and outside the country. of course the new leadership on the stance. communist party narcos faced a big problem bo
buzzing in the country skies iran accuses washington of carrying out reconnaissance flights but the us navy has denied using any of its unmanned aircraft last month opened fire on a larger predator drone without hitting it saying it violated iran's airspace. serbia's ambassador to nato branislav a million coverage or has committed suicide in brussels he leaped to his death from an airport carpark over eight meters high and on the name to be an official said he acted without provocation while...
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india has announced it's ready to deploy its navy in the south china sea to protect its oil interests the concerns were caused by accusations from vietnam that china is interfering with shipping and oil exploration in the area with beijing building up its military the sea is at the center of a five nations scramble for influence and control india does not lay any territorial claims but its national interests are tied to the seas vast natural resources professor of international affairs charlie says that he's keeping a firm grip on its national interests. what is true what you know all these deals in your interests are not confined by your grocery it's quite global and so china sea off the coast of vietnam in your state owned company has invested over two hundred million dollars already for exploration it's seen as a beleaguered but necessary move by the indian military to be able to see that if our interests are now so widespread then be grounds for me to show our capabilities to defend our interests and of course the situations on china see as been deteriorating in terms of security
india has announced it's ready to deploy its navy in the south china sea to protect its oil interests the concerns were caused by accusations from vietnam that china is interfering with shipping and oil exploration in the area with beijing building up its military the sea is at the center of a five nations scramble for influence and control india does not lay any territorial claims but its national interests are tied to the seas vast natural resources professor of international affairs charlie...
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the indian navy and u.s. navy so that brings us to the u.s. be able to announce by a bomb almost a year ago at the pentagon if they go with the militaristic kind of speed with them towards asia then we're going to have a conflagration against china soon within the next few weeks east a goal for some kind of commercial alliances with countries in asia individually dennis' a much better prospects for the u.s. and for the west in general ok alexander you know we're getting i mean you know nato is nato a force for good ok because it's looking to the pacific now. well i mean nato is reaching out to countries like australia and japan to intensify their cooperation but i'll give you an example of that you just mentioned a country where i travel relatively often and that is libya if it had not been for nato colonel gadhafi would have murdered the inhabitants of let him go i don't know that we don't know that how do you know that would do you know what he's for you know that we don't know that that's what he's are goi
the indian navy and u.s. navy so that brings us to the u.s. be able to announce by a bomb almost a year ago at the pentagon if they go with the militaristic kind of speed with them towards asia then we're going to have a conflagration against china soon within the next few weeks east a goal for some kind of commercial alliances with countries in asia individually dennis' a much better prospects for the u.s. and for the west in general ok alexander you know we're getting i mean you know nato is...
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in '09 he had the navy pay $424 a gallon for 20,000 gallons. that is fuel on the market you could buy for $3 a gallon. $424 a gallon. in mind, this president has had a war on our defense system. he disarmed america. he has done away with our brigade combat teams, our ships, our f-22s, c-17s, future combat systems. he uses the excuse. no, i have not reduced the budget for the defense. but what he has done, melissa is move his green agenda into the, under the defense so we're paying for all this. now, senator mccain and i took this out. we had two changes that we made in the law to keep them from doing that. one was a section that said you can no longer use our readiness dollars to buy all this fuel and all this stuff. and then, we also have had a prohibition against using defense dollars to build refineries. that can be done in the private sector. well on the floor there was an amendment, pretty much down party lines. mark udall had one amendment and hagen had the other one, to kill our efforts, to keep them from using our defense dollars for a
in '09 he had the navy pay $424 a gallon for 20,000 gallons. that is fuel on the market you could buy for $3 a gallon. $424 a gallon. in mind, this president has had a war on our defense system. he disarmed america. he has done away with our brigade combat teams, our ships, our f-22s, c-17s, future combat systems. he uses the excuse. no, i have not reduced the budget for the defense. but what he has done, melissa is move his green agenda into the, under the defense so we're paying for all this....
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but that was not the only topic on the agenda today during the russian navy. council meeting also corporation in afghanistan was discussed as well as joint war games thanks very much indeed for that live from brussels well in syria state media reports that a rebel mortar attack on a school in the damascus suburbs has killed twenty nine students and a teacher is the latest incident of collateral damage in the conflict that has allegedly claimed hundreds of lives in the past few days alone the syrian government maintains its fighting terrorists and control from. the painstaking search for peace in colombia says the latest round of talks between the government and fog rebels begin on wednesday because the deadliest military raid against the armed opposition since talks began in october the colombian president says an agreement must be reached by next november at the latest on the military operations he says if the rebels disarm they will be given a path into politics exclusive interview two or three top official admitted. to being forced to fight for it. official
but that was not the only topic on the agenda today during the russian navy. council meeting also corporation in afghanistan was discussed as well as joint war games thanks very much indeed for that live from brussels well in syria state media reports that a rebel mortar attack on a school in the damascus suburbs has killed twenty nine students and a teacher is the latest incident of collateral damage in the conflict that has allegedly claimed hundreds of lives in the past few days alone the...
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three of the top five countries today are in scandal navy ya. norway, sweden, and denmark. look at the oold world economic forums competitive global index. the united states has fallen to seven in the latest rangings. finland and sweden are in the top five. look at corruption. the united states ranks 19th in the international transspirnlts index. denmark and finland are the cleanest. you can look at two things. america is losing its edge. each of these countries seem to dominate global rankingsly. why? what is their secret sauce? well, scandinavia is much more free market oriented than people realize. capital is allocated by the market. the government doesn't own companies. regulation is usually light. corruption is nonexistent. companies can hire and fire easily. labor moves around. but these countries do tax a lot and spend a lot on education, child care, health, and other things. now, a recent m.i.t. paper suggests there are limits to this model. it's called "can't we all be more like scandinavians." we've livglinked in paper. in brief it shows how they provide more bene
three of the top five countries today are in scandal navy ya. norway, sweden, and denmark. look at the oold world economic forums competitive global index. the united states has fallen to seven in the latest rangings. finland and sweden are in the top five. look at corruption. the united states ranks 19th in the international transspirnlts index. denmark and finland are the cleanest. you can look at two things. america is losing its edge. each of these countries seem to dominate global...
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it's the navy. so all that means is that the navy wasn't involved potentially. there are other countries that have u.s. drones. there are other agencies within the u.s. government that use drones. so i think that's a fairly narrow denial, and, listen, i don't buy a lot of what i hear and read on iranian -- in the iranian state media. some of it is pretty crazy stuff. on the other hand, it's perfectly plausible this has happened. it's happened at least twice before. in october iran tried to shoot down a drone. they captured a cia drone about a year ago. one of the lessons here, one of the things the viewers should conclude from this is iran is the most watched country in the world. the u.s. has satellite intelligence, drone intelligence, human intelligence. israel, saudi arabia, russia, everyone watches iran, and that's an important conclusion to keep in mind. >> so, jim, if it isn't, in fact, our drone and our story is the truth, it's clearly a mystery to us as well whos, who might be flying drones out there? >> pretty etch everyone at this point is flying drone
it's the navy. so all that means is that the navy wasn't involved potentially. there are other countries that have u.s. drones. there are other agencies within the u.s. government that use drones. so i think that's a fairly narrow denial, and, listen, i don't buy a lot of what i hear and read on iranian -- in the iranian state media. some of it is pretty crazy stuff. on the other hand, it's perfectly plausible this has happened. it's happened at least twice before. in october iran tried to...
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navy band. the event is open to the public. >>> now to a story all about the true meaning of holiday giving. a girl with an inoperable brain tumor is working to help other kids just like herself, all while the make a wish foundation kicks off an effort so she can live her dream and make a trip to paris. john hanrahan has her story. >> do you have any ones that are done? >> reporter: dozens of kids and their parents gathered at the lowden country day school saturday morning to engage in a massive letter writing campaign. the letters are addressed to santa. the national retailer macy's has promised to donate a dollar a letter to the make a wish foundation, up to a million letters. one of the students at this school, 9-year-old gabriella miller was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. gabriella has told her parents she wants to see paris. her fellow students want the letters to macy's to pour in so there's enough funding for trips for kids like gabriella. >> when i heard about this, i'm, like, we
navy band. the event is open to the public. >>> now to a story all about the true meaning of holiday giving. a girl with an inoperable brain tumor is working to help other kids just like herself, all while the make a wish foundation kicks off an effort so she can live her dream and make a trip to paris. john hanrahan has her story. >> do you have any ones that are done? >> reporter: dozens of kids and their parents gathered at the lowden country day school saturday morning...
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do to the navy. it will take the navy and drive it down to the smallest force it has had since prior to world war one. not world war ii, lou. world war one. lou: you know, i'm sorry, admiral. when governor romney said that, pointed that out to president obama in the debate, he was -- we had horses and bayonets, too. he seemed to make light of that. how important is it can you give us a sense of the impact? >> i think the president's comment is showing his inexperience in military matters. in this particular case we are going down to 220 ships. to put that number in perspective, i had 2505 ships under my command in the pacific fleet's. 20 percent of those 220 ships will be the literal combat ships which basically have no offensive or defensive capability. we are going to be challenged where we show weakness. and let me give you an example. just today china announced effective january 1 they have authorized their paramilitary naval forces and their police to stop all vessels in the south china sea that
do to the navy. it will take the navy and drive it down to the smallest force it has had since prior to world war one. not world war ii, lou. world war one. lou: you know, i'm sorry, admiral. when governor romney said that, pointed that out to president obama in the debate, he was -- we had horses and bayonets, too. he seemed to make light of that. how important is it can you give us a sense of the impact? >> i think the president's comment is showing his inexperience in military matters....
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officials have said several navy ships have moved into the region. can you talk about why we're sending ships to the region and, um, also the number one concern with north korea's planned missile launch, whether it's that they're violating u.n., you know, international regulations or whether we're worried that they can actually launch a ballistic missile that could reach the u.s.? so what the number one concern is with that and why we're moving to the region. >> now, the moving the ships would be today moving them today or in the long run? >> in -- today. or in this week. >> oh, okay. well, we move ships around the region all the time. we actually have a fairly robust forward deployed naval force that's actually stationed in that part of the world, so we do move them around for exercises, move them around for contingencies, and in this case, you know, it should seem logical that we'll move them around so we have the best situational awareness that we have. and to the degree that those ships are capable of participating in ballistic missile defense, t
officials have said several navy ships have moved into the region. can you talk about why we're sending ships to the region and, um, also the number one concern with north korea's planned missile launch, whether it's that they're violating u.n., you know, international regulations or whether we're worried that they can actually launch a ballistic missile that could reach the u.s.? so what the number one concern is with that and why we're moving to the region. >> now, the moving the ships...
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in terms of strengthening the military, military relationship was to begin exercising together our navies on things like humanitarian assistance. and i think there is room for that kind of cooperation and one of the things that we agreed while i was in china was that we would exchange younger people in our militaries, like from our military academies to spend time in each other's country and at each other's military schools. i think there is a lot to be gained by this. i think the more interaction we can have with these guys at a military and political level to complement the economic relationship will be all the better. >> rose: getting back to the middle east and other parts of the world and also in asia because of the presence of terrorism in asia as we have seen, you know, are we winning the battle of ideas with all of those groups now splinter groups, groups that emerged out of al qaeda so that they are less appealing and so that the effort to eliminate them is going better? >> i am not sure that i would say we are winning the battle of ideas, but ideas that we hate are losing. whate
in terms of strengthening the military, military relationship was to begin exercising together our navies on things like humanitarian assistance. and i think there is room for that kind of cooperation and one of the things that we agreed while i was in china was that we would exchange younger people in our militaries, like from our military academies to spend time in each other's country and at each other's military schools. i think there is a lot to be gained by this. i think the more...
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dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels to have vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither china or india to pass up cause i really want to accomplish between the two economic power houses says it may be a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other countries to take a bite of the vast resources the u.s. has long been increasing its economic and military presence in the region this ng is their west strike to take this expansion by both china in terms of the last. four holes that the girl. seeing that the wall is a military clash so if the two eastern powerhouses can't share news leave the carrots maybe we'll go to some other players already prowling on the sidelines eucalypt is going to have our tea and coming up our talks to the man behind a documentary called secret city about who he thinks really runs london that's after a short break. we'll do the. sc
dollars into their armies and navies holding drills on a regular basis and beijing has also announced its police will soon start to board and inspect foreign vessels to have vast oil reserves in the south china sea are just too big of a cash for neither china or india to pass up cause i really want to accomplish between the two economic power houses says it may be a game that neither can win the two asian giants can't afford any weaknesses and that would make it easier for other countries to...
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espionage act a former contract linguist is being charged with stealing classified information from a navy base in bahrain james hits old burger has been in custody since october he is now asking a federal court to release him while he awaits his trial the government claims had sold berger was a fugitive in europe for four months after he was dismissed from his post the defense is is denying this saying the former linguist cooperated with law enforcement all his will berger is the seventh person to be charged under the espionage act under the obama administration here's a peek at of a few of the others the first one there thomas drake he was a senior and i say executive bradley manning of course we've been covering his trial a lot he's accused of the biggest classified document leak and u.s. history and another one john kiriakou he was a director of counterterrorism operations in pakistan and now the newest name to be added to the list is james hits all berger and what they all share in common is that they have been charged with violating the espionage act so what is behind this latest cas
espionage act a former contract linguist is being charged with stealing classified information from a navy base in bahrain james hits old burger has been in custody since october he is now asking a federal court to release him while he awaits his trial the government claims had sold berger was a fugitive in europe for four months after he was dismissed from his post the defense is is denying this saying the former linguist cooperated with law enforcement all his will berger is the seventh...